Hay-stacking device



1,629,604 May 1927 G. w. VOELKEL HAY STACKING DEVICE Filed May 22. 19262 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor a. W. 1 oemz,

After ey May 24, 1927. 1,629,504

G.-W. VOELKEL HAY STACKING DEVICE Filed May 22. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Jttorm'y Patented May 24, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. VOELKEL, OF NASHVILLE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF .ONEI-IALF TOHARRY I. STEVENS, OF TAMAEEA, ILLINOIS.

HAY-STACKING DEVICE.

Application filed May 22, 1926. Serial No. 111.029

This invention relates to hay stackers and has for its primary object toprovide a de vice that is particularly adapted for use in conjunctionwith a bull. rake, in order that a load of hay gathered by the bull rakemay be discharged onto the device and then thrown upwardly onto thestuck by attaching the operating cables of the device to the bull rakewhich will provide the power for the device when the rake turned andthen moved from the stacker.

A further object of the invention resides in the-provision of a stackingdevice wherein the carriage mechanism which is adapted to be movedupwardly for throwing the hay onto the stack is so constructed. as toprevent the dropping of the hay from (iii the carriage until the same isin a relatively vertical position. and even when in this position,preventing the hay from ('llOPl'Jlllg upon the frame of the device.

A still further object. resides in the provision of a hay stackingdevice wherein the carriage is so associated with the frame to permitthe ready raising and lowering of the same without requiring an unusualamount of power.

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of the hivention isbetter understood, the same comprising the novel form. combination andarrangen'ient of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown .in theacco1npanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters indicatecorrespoiuling parts tln'oughout the various views:

Figure 1. isa side elevation of a hay stalk ing device constructed inaccordance with the present invention, the hay receiving and elevatingcarriage being disclosed in full line.

lowered position, and in dotted line raised and partially raised.position.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device.

Figure 3 is a front elevation thereof, and

Figure t is an enlarged fragmentary inner elevation of one side of thecarriage attaching and elevating frame and the stationary guide bartherefor. I

Now having particular reference to the drawings, my novel hay stackingdevice constitutes the provision of a pair of spaced horizontallyextending bars 55 that are interconnected at their upper edges and attheir opposite ends by cross bars 6-6 serving as a skid in order thatthe device may be readily moved over the surface of the ground, theopposite ends of the bars being curved as clearly shown in Figure l. topermit of such action. v

Extending vertically from the rear ends of the skid bars 5--5and securedthereto are posts 7----7 that are interconnected at their upper ends bya cross beam 8, and that are braced to the forward ends of said skidbars by inclined beams 9-9 that are bolted or otherwise suitably securedat their opposite ends to said posts and said skids.

Pivoted to the inner sides of the skid bars slightly forwardly of theposts. 7-7 are forwardly and upwardly extending car riage attaching barsl1(), the free ends of which project beyond the beams 99 at the innersides thereof and are arranged in close relation with said. beams.- Saidbars l()-10 are. connected adjacent their outer ends by a cross beam 11,and for limiting the downward pivotal movement of the bars with respectto the skid bars 5 said beams il9 are provided upon theirinner faceswith stop lugs 12, as shown in Figure 4, upon which the carriageattaching bars -l0 will rest when the carriage is in a lowered positionas more clearly disclosed in Figure 1.. i

The stacking device further constitutes the provision of a hay receivingand elevating carriage designated generally by the nunieral 13, the sameconsisting of a hay receiving platform that is coi'istrueted of spacedhorizontally extending bars l i that are interconnected at two or morespaced points by cross bars one of which .is at the extreme inner end ofthe platform. and from which vertically extend the teeth 16.

The carriage further constitutes the provision of a pair of rearwardlyextending and upwardly inclined bars 17-17 that are bolted at theirforward lower endsto the rear side of'the platform, and at their upperinner ends are pivotally secured as at 18 to the before mentioned bars10-10 forwardly of the inclined skid beams 9--9 in order that saidcarriage may be raised or lowered with respect tothe bars as disclosedby the full and dotted lines in Figure 1.

Anchored to the inclined bars 1717 of the carriage 13 at the outer sidesthereof are cables 19l9 that extend downwardly around pulleys 202O uponthe lower edges of the bars 17l7 slightly forwardly of the ed inwardly,downwardly and forwardly and then trained beneath the pulleys :23-23 andupon the under side :of the forward skid eonnectingxbar (3,suitableguide brackets being also arranged upon said bar for piesentingthe disengagement of the cables from said pulleys as clearly disclosedin Figure 3. 'lhe cablcs are-then extended beneath the carriage :lIB-inorderthat' the same may be attached to the bull rake 'that is adaptedto-di-schargeiitsload upon the carriage in order that the carriage 'mayhe raised m licii the i bull rake is driven from the device for throwingtheload upon a stack.

in operation, when :power is applied to the cables, the bars l0'll) aremoved to an @upright :positiOn was gpcr the dotted lines in Eigure 1.lDueto the'weightof the load upon the marriage 18, said carriage willmaintain the same relative position with re.

spent thereto/as disclosed in the ifull llinesof F'guie leand also inltheintermediate dotted linii's ofzthe.sanrei'figure. :As soon as thehare l0-'10'iharietirea'ohed their i linii t of swingingnnW-einerit,1tl1ecarriage will then be thrown over iinto [the seconddotted line position of Figure 1 for consequently :pitching the hay uponthepile.

In order to :prevent "the carriage from dropping [too f'fill down as thesame falls from a vertical position to the groundythe rear-edge (of thecarriage is secured .to the cross :har 1l1'1i.between the inclined liars10*10 iby reason: of cable or chain The specific operation :as 'well asthe detniledrfeaturesof construction willlbe readilyapparentatothoseskilled inltheart by acousid'eration of the foregoingspecification when read in accoi'i'ipaniinent with the drawings tiledasa part of .this 'applicatioinaud even though 1 have herein shown anddescribed the device as constitutingcertain detail structural--eleincnts, it is nevertheless to be understood that departures'inaybehad therefrom without affecting the spirit and scopeof the appendedclaims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is l. In a hay stacking device of the characterdescribed, a skid including a pair of spaced interconnected skid bars, apair of vertical postsat the rear thereof, and inclined connectingbeanis between the upper ends oft-he posts and the forwardends of theskid hare, apair of forwardly and up 2 (My extending bars pivotallysecured to the ski-Jr bars adjacent theirrear ends and extcndinpforwrardly between the inclined hcains o f id skids, a/hayreceivingcarriage, rearwardly extending inclined bars secured to. said"arriage and,pivotally-secured to said last mentioned bars forwardly ofthe skid bcains, means :for hunting the downward swinging movement ofthe bars upon theskid and n'ieans for facilitating the upward swinginniorenient upon said bars and the 'rertical sr-iingiug iuoreinentof-thebars upon said skid for discharging thehay from said a rri age.

:3. in a hay stacking-device oflthechardescribed, a skid including apairof interconnected skid bars, a pair of al posh: at the rear thereof,landinchncd connecting beamsbetween'the upper of the posts and vtheforwardends of d in .pair of forwardly and'upding .hars; pivotallysecured to ars adjacent their ireaivends and e'irtcndinn' iiorwardlybetween the inclined hcinns of id skids, ahay receiving carriage,rearwardly extending inclined bars secured to sa l carrii e andpivotally SCI1YCliiTO said last nient-ione' d b21131; forwardly of theskid beams, iuciuis or limiting the downward swinging inoven'ient'of thebars upon the skid. and means for .l'acilitath'ig thea pward swinginginovcinent .upon said bars and the vertical swinging =inovei'i'ient ofthe bare upon said-skid for discharging:thediay from said ca "riagc,said carriage including means for preventing the discharge of the hather from until iin a substantially vertical position with iespect tothe skid.

In testimony whereof I .aitixi my signature.

GEORGE W. 'VOEILK EL.

